US6883827B2 - Modular air bag cushion system - Google Patents

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US6883827B2
US6883827B2 US10/138,982 US13898202A US6883827B2 US 6883827 B2 US6883827 B2 US 6883827B2 US 13898202 A US13898202 A US 13898202A US 6883827 B2 US6883827 B2 US 6883827B2
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  • the present invention relates generally to vehicle occupant restraint cushions and more particularly to a simplified inflatable modular airbag cushion system comprising cushion modules and a substantially tubular connector.
  • An inflatable cushion disposed within a supporting structure such as a dash panel, side door or other fixed portion of a car body in opposing relation to a seat in the vehicle plays an important role in protecting the occupants of a vehicle from injury due to collision against the car body.
  • the inflatable cushion is inflated rapidly by the pressure of a reaction gas released from an inflator during a collision. This gas generation typically takes place when a gas-generating agent in the inflator induces a chemical reaction by a collision signal from a collision-detecting sensor when the deceleration of the vehicle exceeds a certain level.
  • the gas which is generated by the generator is then conveyed to the inflatable cushion which expands outwardly as it fills with gas to create a protective barrier between the vehicle occupant and the dash panel or other portion of the vehicle body/internal surface against which the occupant might otherwise be thrown.
  • inflatable protective cushions used in passenger vehicles are a component of relatively complex passive restraint systems.
  • the main elements of these systems are: an impact sensing system, an ignition system, a propellant material, an attachment device, a system enclosure, and an inflatable protective cushion.
  • the propellant is ignited causing an explosive release of gases filing the cushion to a deployed state that can absorb the impact of the forward movement of a body and dissipate its energy by means of rapid venting of the gas.
  • the cushion In the undeployed state, the cushion is stored in or near the steering column, the dashboard, in a door, in the back of a front seat, or in a vehicle roof rail, placing the cushion in close proximity to the person or object it is to protect.
  • Inflatable cushion systems commonly referred to as air bag systems, have been used in the past to protect both the operator of the vehicle and passengers.
  • Systems for the protection of the vehicle operator have typically been mounted in the steering column of the vehicle and have utilized cushion constructions directly deployable towards the driver.
  • These driver-side cushions are typically of a relatively simple configuration in that they function over a fairly small well-defined area between the driver and the steering column.
  • One such configuration is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,533,755 to Nelsen et al., the teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the time involved in rollover impacts is much greater than the time involved in impact collisions.
  • the time in which an airbag deploys and an occupant hits the airbag is fractional, and as a necessary result, the deflation properties of the bag must be sufficient to minimize injury.
  • the same deflation properties in a bag designed to protect in a rollover scenario are undesirable, as the time between vehicle collision and the occupant impacting with the air bag in a rollover are typically many times greater than in a straight collision.
  • an airbag for protecting the occupant in rollover situations has to stay inflated for a much longer time compared to traditional airbags.
  • Airbags comprising weldable composite materials having a fabric layer and a thermoplastic layer tend to be useful in rollover applications, but expensive. Accordingly, it would be desirable to minimize the use of such composite materials, where permissible.
  • the system distributes inflation gas to the air bag through a flexible tube having a plurality of distributed openings along the length of the airbag.
  • the airbag is bonded or sewn shut so that it will not be inflated in regions such as the back of the front seat or the B-pillar where injurious contact with a vehicle occupant is not expected.
  • the uninflatable region of the bag is nevertheless constructed of the same costly composites of fabric and thermoplastic as the inflatable region.
  • such air bags themselves must be custom designed to conform to a specific vehicle platform configuration, taking into consideration the number of side windows, side pillars, the presence of a third row of seating, etc.
  • the present invention relates to improved airbag systems that can be adapted to a variety of vehicle platform configurations.
  • the present invention relates to a modular airbag cushion system adaptable to different vehicle platform configurations comprising i) a plurality of separate, interconnectable inflatable airbag cushions each of which comprises at least one port for transmitting gas; ii) a connector for transmitting gas comprising a tube having a coaxial opening at at least one end, said tube being between and connected with at least two of said airbag cushions to provide a gas-tight connection between said ports; and iii) a gas source in communication with at least one of said ports for inflating said cushions in response to a signal.
  • the cushions each have an upper margin securable to a vehicle roof rail, a front side margin, a rear side margin and a lower margin.
  • each of the cushions upon inflation prevents a vehicle occupant from contacting an interior surface
  • said system being configurable to a specific vehicle platform by providing a non-inflatable interconnecting panel between said side margins of adjacent cushions, of a length sufficient to cover vehicle surfaces which are not designed to contact vehicle occupants in a crash, and capable of transmitting a tensioning force along a plurality of said cushions.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a schematic of a preferred embodiment of the modular airbag cushioning system of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 depicts a schematic of a preferred embodiment of the modular airbag cushioning system of the present invention wherein the cushions are interconnected with a panel which is a strap.
  • FIG. 3 depicts a schematic of an alternate embodiment of the modular airbag cushioning system of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an exploded view of the major components of a modular impact/rollover airbag cushioning system generally shown as 10 which is adaptable to different vehicle platform configurations comprising i) a plurality of separate, interconnectable, inflatable airbag cushions 20 and 30 each of which comprises at least one port 40 for transmitting gas; ii) a connector 50 for transmitting gas comprising a tube having a coaxial opening at at least one end, 60 and 70 , said tube being between and connected with at least two of said airbag cushions to provide a gas-tight connection between the ports; and iii) a gas source 80 in communication with at least one of said ports for inflating said cushions in response to a signal.
  • a connector 50 for transmitting gas comprising a tube having a coaxial opening at at least one end, 60 and 70 , said tube being between and connected with at least two of said airbag cushions to provide a gas-tight connection between the ports; and iii) a gas source 80 in communication with at least one of said ports for in
  • Optional attachment points 90 are provided along the upper margin of the cushions and connector in sufficient number to properly secure the system to the roof rails of a vehicle or some other suitable attachment point in the vehicle.
  • the cushions contain at least one inflatable zone 25 and 35 and optional non-inflatable zones 27 and 37 , the latter serving to provide the proper shape to the inflated cushion whilst reducing the amount of inflating gas required.
  • FIG. 2 depicts an unexploded version of FIG. 1 (showing the system as assembled) and further depicting an additional cushion to provide coverage from an A-pillar to a D-pillar of a vehicle accommodating three rows of seating.
  • the system provides protection along one side of a vehicle interior for an occupant of any of the three rows of seating.
  • the embodiment set out in FIG. 2 utilizes a single connector 50 to connect more than two cushions.
  • the modular impact/rollover airbag cushioning system generally shown as 110 comprises i) a plurality of separate, interconnectable inflatable airbag cushions 120 , 130 and 140 .
  • Each of said cushions have: an upper margin 122 , 132 and 142 securable to a vehicle roof rail, a front side margin 123 , 133 and 143 , a rear side margin 124 , 134 and 144 and a lower margin 125 , 135 and 145 .
  • Cushion 120 is a terminal cushion, i.e., it has a single port 126 for transmitting gas which is an inlet.
  • Cushions 130 and 140 are intermediate cushions, each having at least two ports for transmitting gas, at least one of which is an inlet, 136 and 146 , and at least one of which is an outlet, 137 and 147 .
  • Gas inlet 146 is configured to connect to a conventional gas generating device 190 responsive to a signal as is known by those skilled in the art.
  • the gas generating device is in communication with a connector 150 which comprises a tube 50 a having a coaxial opening 151 at one end.
  • the tube 50 a may be either rigid or flexible and can be made of metal, plastic or fabric.
  • the connector comprises a rigid tube 50 a within a flexible tube 50 b .
  • the connector 50 can be sealably connected to the cushion by said rigid tube 50 a extending within both said flexible tube 50 b and the cushion (with the flexible tube 50 b remaining outside the cushion).
  • the connector may comprise either a relatively short tube 50 as depicted in FIG. 1 which connects adjacent ports of a pair of airbag cushions or a longer tube wherein more than one pair of cushions, e.g., all of said cushions, are interconnected by a single tube as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the tube passes completely along the upper margin within the cushion interior and the tube comprises at least one radial opening 128 , 138 and 148 , i.e., an opening in the wall of the tube, within the cushion interior, preferably with a plurality of such openings to more effectively distribute the gas into the cushion.
  • Such openings can be made by any suitable method, e.g., drilling or punching.
  • openings are in registration with openings 129 , 139 and 149 for an inflatable subportion of the cushion to promote effective and rapid distribution of the gas within a cushion upon inflation.
  • the tube can be closed at its back end 152 .
  • the connector is connected with at least two of the airbag cushions to provide a gas-tight connection between the ports.
  • gas-tight connection can be effected by securing the junction by cinching with a strap means or band (not shown) or by fusing a portion of the connector to the cushion.
  • the upper margin portions 122 , 132 and 142 of the cushions extend beyond at least one of the respective two side margins 123 and 124 , 133 and 134 , and 143 and 144 to provide a cinchable collar which is securable by the strap means.
  • the collar is also securable by a strap means.
  • the collar is not readily securable by a strap means, but can be joined by alternative methods, such as welding.
  • welding can be used with any embodiment wherein at least one of an adjoining cushion surface and connector surface comprises a thermoplastic polymer layer.
  • Such polymer layers 43 a and 43 b can be applied to the respective surfaces by extrusion, coextrusion or coating.
  • a connector can comprise an outer surface layer (i.e. such as layer 43 a ), e.g., a fabric layer 43 c , that is weldable to at least one of the thermoplastic polymer layers of the cushions.
  • the aforementioned welding techniques can include radio frequency (rf) welding or heat sealing, and can be the same as that used to make the cushion.
  • the airbag cushions used in the present invention can comprise two layered composites each comprising a fabric layer 43 c and a weldable thermoplastic polymer layer 43 b superimposed so that at least a portion of each said polymer layer directly faces the other.
  • the connector is positioned between the facing polymer layers.
  • the system of the present invention in FIG. 2 comprises a non-inflatable interconnecting panel 160 and 170 between cushions 120 and 130 , and between cushions 130 and 140 , along their respective rear and front side margins.
  • the panel is non-inflatable and is considerably less expensive on a linear basis compared to the cushions which are ordinarily composites of fabric and thermoplastic polymer.
  • the panel can be a single layer of fabric having sufficient tensile strength to withstand the forces associated with deployment of the system, yet may be readily cuttable or tearable by rescue personnel seeking access to the vehicle interior.
  • the panel can be a simple fabric strip which is either sewn or welded to the cushions. This arrangement is especially useful in affording ready and maximal access to the vehicle interior from outside the vehicle after the system deploys.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an alternative embodiment, similar to that shown in FIG. 2 , but which utilizes different connection means for attaching the separate modular cushions together.
  • This embodiment includes a plurality of separate, interconnectable, inflatable airbag cushions 20 and 30 , each of which comprises at least one port 40 , 40 A and 40 B for transmitting gas and a gas source 80 in communication with at least one of said ports for inflating said cushions in response to a signal.
  • the cushions 20 and 30 are connected by a male port 40 A which is concentrically disposed and sealed within a female port 40 B so that the connection allows the passage of gas without allowing significant gas leakage therefrom.
  • the male port 40 A is shown as being attached to or integrally formed as a part of the cushion 30
  • the female port 40 B is shown as being attached to or integrally formed as a part of the cushion 20
  • the male and female ports may be interchangeable with respect to the cushions.
  • the male and female ports 40 A and 40 B may be attached together using any suitable means that can withstand the forces associated with rapid inflation of the cushions in a collision event, so long as the attachment means prevents significant gas leakage therefrom.
  • Preferred attachment means include heat welding and rf welding. This embodiment obviates the need for a separate connector member.
  • the above-described arrangement of components provides an airbag cushioning system wherein each of the cushions upon inflation prevents a vehicle occupant from contacting an interior surface of the vehicle.
  • the system is configurable to a specific vehicle platform by providing the above-described non-inflatable interconnecting panel between the side margins of adjacent cushions, of a length sufficient to cover vehicle surfaces which are not designed to contact vehicle occupants in a crash.
  • the panel is capable of transmitting a tensioning force along a plurality of the cushions and thereby assists in providing a balanced deployment of the cushions, e.g., redistributing stresses between the connector(s) and cushions which occur during deployment.
  • all of the cushions can be of substantially the same length along their upper margins, or in the case of the intermediate cushions, substantially the same or even identical to one another.
  • the length of each cushion (as deployed from front to rear of a vehicle) ranges from 15 to 20 inches, preferably about 20 inches.
  • a great advantage of the present invention resides in the facility with which the system can be modified to fit a specific vehicle platform configuration by simply adjusting the length of the interconnecting panels to conform with vehicle specifications.
  • certain embodiments of the invention will require tailoring the connector, e.g., in terms of its length and position of its radial opening(s), to conform with the connector's corresponding cushion/panel section, especially in those instances where a single tube is used to connect all the cushions.
  • the connector does not substantially intrude within the cushion such that no radial openings are required in the tube, only the length of the connector need be considered.
  • the present invention is especially useful in that it can provide a system suitable for use in vehicles having three rows of seating, Such an embodiment can comprise at least three of the above-described cushions, and at least two of the panels having different lengths such that the distances between said cushions when inflated are different.
  • the present system comprises an interconnecting panel and cushions which provide a continuous surface (in a front to rear direction of the vehicle), which upon inflation is obstructed by a vehicle pillar thereby retaining the panel and cushions within the vehicle interior, and consequently the occupants of the vehicle as well.
  • the interconnecting panel is a strap
  • the panel is located at least between the lower portions, say the lower three-quarters or lower half, of the side margins of a pair of adjacent cushions. This reduces or eliminates pivoting out of lower sections of a cushion when it encounters a force from the inside to the outside of the vehicle.
  • Each of the cushions or panels utilized in these preferred embodiments may be formed from a number of materials including, by way of example only and not limitation, woven fabrics, knitted fabrics, non-woven fabrics, films and combinations thereof.
  • Woven fabrics may be preferred with woven fabrics formed of tightly woven construction such as plain or panama weave constructions being particularly preferred.
  • Such woven fabrics may be formed from yarns of polyester, polyamides such as nylon 6 and nylon-6,6 or other suitable material as may be known to those in the skill in the art.
  • Multifilament yarns having a relatively low denier per filament rating of not greater than about 1-4 denier per filament may be desirable for bags requiring particular good foldability.
  • woven fabrics formed from synthetic yarns having linear densities of about 40 denier to about 1200 denier are believed to be useful in the formation of the airbag according to the present invention.
  • Fabrics formed from yams having linear densities of about 315 to about 840 are believed to be particularly useful, and fabrics formed from yarns having linear densities in the range of about 400 to about 650 are believed to be most useful.
  • each of the cushions or panels may be formed of the same material, the panels may also be formed from differing materials and or constructions such as, without limitation, coated or uncoated fabrics.
  • Fabrics having permeabilities below 2 CFM and preferably below 1 CFM at 124 Pa when measured at a pressure differential of 0.5 inches of water across the fabric in the uncoated state may be preferred.
  • Such fabrics which have permeabilities below 2 CFM which permeability does not substantially increase by more than a factor of about 2 when the fabric is subjected to biaxial stresses in the range of up to about 100 pounds force may be particularly preferred.
  • Fabrics which exhibit such characteristics which are formed by means of fluid jet weaving may be most preferred, although, as noted previously, weaving on jacquard and/or dobby looms also permits seam production without the need for any further labor-intensive sewing or welding operations.
  • neoprene, silicone urethanes or disperse polyamides may be preferred.
  • Coatings such as dispersed polyamides having dry add on weights of about 0.6 ounces per square yard or less and more preferably about 0.4 ounces per square yard or less and most preferably about 0.3 per square yard or less may be particularly preferred so as to minimize fabric weight and enhance foldability.
  • different characteristics in various panels may also be achieved through the use of fabrics incorporating differing weave densities and/or finishing treatments such as calendaring as may be known to those in the skill of the art.
  • heavier coatings may be preferred, particularly in the range of 1.5 to 3.0 ounces of coating per square yard of fabric, and more preferably 2.0 to 2.5 ounces of coating per square yard of fabric.
  • films may be used in place of coatings.
  • Preferred films include polyurethane and polyamides. Films are applied to the fabric either by chemical adhesion means or mechanical (heat) means. In either case, the weight of the film, together with any adhesive, is preferably in the range of 2.4 and 3.0 ounces per square yard of fabric.

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